An oldie, but a goodie! Scratch is a free tool designed to support the development of coding skills. Available in 40+ languages and aimed at students aged 8 and up. Students can program their own interactive stories, games, and animations - and share their creations with others in the online community.

Even the youngest pupils can create beautiful stories using this free tool. They simply select the images from a large bank of illustrations then just add their own words.

A few years old now, but still a great resource. Lots of videos from primary (and secondary) pupils carrying out innovative, interesting and fun science experiments. A great source of ideas and inspiration for your next science lesson.

A stunning animation of our solar system. Lovely to help students see the BIG picture...

Lots of online games to support the development of core numeracy and literacy skills. pupils can play alone or compete in competitions with classmates or students around the world. As a teacher you can track their progress, monitors strengths and weaknesses and control the topics & levels students work at.

If you are thinking about moving to a 1:1 computing strategy or are considering Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT) or Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) strategies then you need to know what technology your pupils have access to. The Your Own Technology Survey (YOTS) is a free tool to help schools and researchers better understand the digital technology available to their students at home, whether they are willing, able and allowed to bring it to school on a regular basis, and how that technology might be utilized to enhance educational outcomes.